Master Phu keeping the BMX culture alive like a mad scientist in the lab

@littleandre4957

Жыл бұрын

he's my siPHU 😁 (Mandarin for master, and yes I know, he's Vietnamese).

I fully agree, I'm always saying "it's not a bike it's a BMX".. and I always get strange looks when I leave it somewhere parked upside down 😂😂😂. I'm 53 years old and still riding 🤙

Yes sir, shout-out to Kings Ride shop in Cathedral City, CA! My local shop

I love specialized bike shops because they have everything for that specific genre of riding.

glad you put this together. It's good to know where other people are coming from and that you're not crazy when they don't understand you. I remember us being run out of 'bike' shops in the 90's cause they didn't want to deal with 'BMXers'. The 'speak your language' comment was great to put it in perspective.... Go see your people :)

@AlfredoMancuso

Жыл бұрын

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You are right. We are a bicycle shop and BMX shop. We have people drive for over an hour just to come here for there BMX parts because the other shops in there town don't understand "BMX". It's a whole different Animal. Some people may see us as a Cult or think we like a little S&M. But We the People demand good Profle parts for our BMX bikes! Well this turned silly I'm going to ride my bike now.👍

alot of normal bike shops were so perplexed when I used to bring in fixed gears lol I totally understand

epic bmx holding it down

We like to hear you rant Phu ! You don't go to the Dodge dealer to get your Ford fixed!

I wish i lived near you guys.. I would be in your store often...

@AlfredoMancuso

Жыл бұрын

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Hell yea Phu BMX are a dying breed don’t ever close the doors

I consider myself lucky to have a Bmx shop that’s Bmx only and I’m proud to say he’ll be around for a long time , and if the day comes he does close his shop he’s my friend now for many years and I’ll always be able to get my parts service and a darn good bullshit about nothing but bmx … long live rock bay Bmx and every Bmx shop , Bmx cannot die it just morphs and multiplies lol 😊

Yep totally agree 👍 keep on rocking all

Agreed! I have been to most all the "bike shops" in Tampa Bay/Sarasota and J&R in Largo, FL is the best around and is a totally different business than a normal bike shop. Highly recommend J&R iif local in FL. J/S. Love the video!!! Thank you and I hope to see your shop one day.

completely right about bmx being an entirely different world. i grew up riding bmx but there isn't enough bmxers local to me to support a shop, so in my shop I service all kinds of bikes. As i can't know everything, a good portion of my job is researching and learning about all these ever-changing technologies with the road and mtb's. every time i get a bmx bike in for repairs its like easy mode lol been working with mtb and road for 4 years and still barely understand all the makes and models of shimano derailleurs and shifters, let alone all the other brands which may or may not be compatible also i put odi grips on every bike that needs grips so even if they have no idea they get a taste of bmx

@yammietits5040

7 ай бұрын

Haha nice 👍

Preach it Phu, love this video! BMX is lyfe.

Its so cool you have the support where you live. Couldn't pull it off in many places.

I used to work at LBFG/Citygrounds In Long Beach, and man the amount of customers i had to mansplain that we were a fixed gear shop that also services mildly to road bikes but we’re not a bicycle shop. Got told endless times i was an ass and unprofessional because we would deny service to any bike that didn’t take 700c tubes.. so thank you for clarifying this to your viewers.. that’s like bringing your lifted pavement queen truck to a performance shop that service only sports cars smh

We only have bicycle shop in New-Brunswick Canada and I went to one bmx shop and u can tell it’s 2 different world

it's cool that you mentioned Empire BMX. I grew up here in Austin,TX. I 'm 57 years old and roll a Sunday Model C with Odyssey everthing on it ,and your right about the types of shops and bicycles that they cater to.I have a Ruffcycles stretch cruiser and a Octane dirt jumper, all bicycles but they are used for different reasons.Nobody sells stretch cruisers in ATX.

I've never seen a dedicated bmx shop before. luckily my local bike shop is cool with dealing with bmx stuff but they usually have to order it from the distributor if it's anything other than grips or pedals

(02:55) hey, I'm currently riding a 21 speed Shimano.

I went to my local BMX shop, asked for a 20" wheel set, he led me to the very back room, dug in a box to find the dustiest chrome 1990's wheels I have ever seen. Then he said something along the lines of "BMX hmmm brave." In a pretty condescending tone. That being said he saved a rim for me that was on the cusp of folding up on itself back to almost perfectly straight for $10. I still go to him for my maintenance

I feel you 110 percent!!

Ponyboy Phu…stay golden

@AlfredoMancuso

Жыл бұрын

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New how to true a bmx wheel at home vid!!

Sadly, the last “bmx” shop around my way closed about 20 years ago, by that time though half their inventory was turning into Treks 😢. Online only shopping for me lol

@raw_si_siht

Жыл бұрын

That's what Trek does. Buys up mom and pop shops then turns them into Trek stores. Sad.

@AlfredoMancuso

Жыл бұрын

Sucks to hear

Huge difference

Yo Phu keep up the good work

I'm a fat balding 54 year old white dude and I think you are awesome! Radical dude! 😂

I walked into a local bicycle shop and they said they were a full service shop. A few weeks later I brought a set of rims in to be laced and they said they had to ship them out to be done. I shook my head and walked out of that “full service bicycle shop”.

@AlfredoMancuso

8 ай бұрын

Hahaha “my ass” is what I would’ve said as well

A completely agree with Phu BMX is it’s own style for certain riding purposes (Free style)Well put Phu! It would be awesome to see more videos weekly if possible. Love what these guys content!😎

Spitting facts

@AlfredoMancuso

Жыл бұрын

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Love this!

@AlfredoMancuso

Жыл бұрын

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I once had a bike tech ask me "how da faq do you guys work on your bikes. Nothing is torqued, tensions or aline at all" I laughed and told him "we just do".

A bicycle is a bicycle. But not all bicyles are created equal 😆

Ultra nice explaination.... headshots!

I think my dude at my local did my Alex supra g 48 h with 4 cross spoke pattern I wanted 3 cross but he did it one better , wheelsets are the only parts on my condor I refuse to mess with , they all go to my local shop , one summer I blew up two seventies cassettes he had to rebuild my rear 3 times , then I had him do them again cause I got a xs4x4 v-2 front hub and an odyssey v-3 cassette. That wheelset is still rolling true fro 3 years now 😊

My town is mainly a mountain biking town so there's a lot of mountain bike shops with only 2 stores that sell BMX's but they all lack BMX parts or knowledge so I relied on this channel and ordering from source bmx

Depends on the knowledge of the techs. If you knowledge is board and wide then you can call yourself a shop for All or if your limited and you only know mostly BMX then BMX. Just depends on knowledge and experience. You may have a master tech employed who knows it all. Just like a car dealership who may have 2 master techs that take care of not only whatever car they specialize in but also all the used cars they take trades on. I love the content! The episode about grinding pegs with “Damn kids” cracked me up. I guess b/c I’m 46 yrs old.

Most bike shops look at you funny when you bring in a BMX bike. I don't know if it's elitism but from my experience, they kind of look down on you. I have been lucky to find a couple shops that know BMX because the mechanics are BMX dudes. One of those bike shops sponsor my BMX Race team. Shout out to Lodi Cyclery! In any case, having dedicated BMX shops at a local level is rare and I am thankful that y'all still exist, and thankful that some regular bike shops are still supporting the BMX culture.

@AlfredoMancuso

Жыл бұрын

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General LBS is like a mechanic who works on anything, but has areas of speciality. BMX has one area of specialization. All bugs are insects, but the opposite is not true. Same, BMX shop is a bike ship, but not all bike shops are BMX.

Once I learned about the Secret it made getting parts and work much easier.

Bikelife!!!! #bmx4thewin

Never the garbage bikes they sell on Amazon and Fleabay.. yes and understanding a bike shop and its structure

@AlfredoMancuso

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

Best

BMX = Bicycle Motocross ...... BMX began during the early 1970s in the United States when children began racing their bicycles on dirt tracks in southern California,...... hehe I was Born in 72.... Vu 1969 ? LMAO hahahaha Love you Guys

Do you guys have an online store? Sadly I don't have a bmx shop near by and the shop that is local has no interest in dealing with bmx stuff.

@AlfredoMancuso

Жыл бұрын

Just phone orders

Where are you guys located?.

Do you guys sell parts online?

important video

I run 35 psi

Big difference between shops

I get my parts at - Walmart LOL

I like here In Raleigh NC, and while I'm glad for our few skate shops, there's only one real BMX Shop. Downtown Bmx and All Out Bikes. One focuses on OS (AO) The other on everything (Downtown). Downtown Is 2hrs away, so have to keep explaining to bike shop workers used to fixies what exactly they need to fix

@alloutbikes

Жыл бұрын

Dude! Thanks for the shout out.👍

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But what if I want a bmx race bike?

Easy bmx shop is specific shop for bmx no mountain bikes or other style of bikes

Somehow we need to detect phone calls that are not BMX calls hahahaha

@AlfredoMancuso

Жыл бұрын

True 😂

These must be gen z people bringing a Bmx bike to a regular store

In other words, boys and girls, if you drive a Honda, don't take it to the Ferrari dealer for service I learned the difference between shops back in the 80s because I had different types of bikes and constantly was getting something for one or the other.

I've always laughed at how a bicycle shop calls parts "components" while a BMX store simply calls them parts.

@bobbyphillips7594

Жыл бұрын

Elitism...

@chadfren

11 ай бұрын

they're so smug lol

Mountain bike shop in England will not touch a bmx and tell you to go to a bmx shop they don’t stock bmx parts 🚲💨

Meh. Even the “BMX shops” look at me weird. Lol. Because I’m 100% old school BMX…..56 years old, and most of my BMX bikes are from the early to mid ‘80s. They look at me, and treat me like the irrelevant “old man”…..although I AM an old man. 😆 Anyway, if it weren’t for guys like ME, there wouldn’t be a “BMX”. that’s why I stick to online shopping these days. Less frustration, less cold shoulder, and I get exactly what I want in the end, for the right price. WE’RE STILL OUT HERE. WE HAVE MONEY. And WE RIDE. 🤘🏼😈🤘🏼

@yammietits5040

7 ай бұрын

I agree 100 % bruh.

Is epic up? And if so do they ship internationally?

@AlfredoMancuso

Жыл бұрын

Epic is open, but you’d have to DM them on Instagram to see if they’ll ship to you

@vl995

Жыл бұрын

@@AlfredoMancuso thanks! Every time I go on the website it days it's down

I called a bike store if they had a 22in tube and could hear the confusion in his voice

We lost our local BMX shop 15 years ago when a sports store chain moved to town. The local skateshops followed about 5 years after that. I have tried dealing with them, but it is annoying. So now I am forced to support rider owned online shops.

but are they finished?

35 psi unsafe LOL Alf doing a Tailwhip is unsafe Hahahaha Just Kidding Bro Love ya

Yeah some bikes shops are just good for supplies unfortunately

Hey phu I got this 7 speed folding bike you know, it’s badass I can bring it inside buses and shit yo

Just like when i went to a mtn bike shop with my bmx and they couldnt help me because they specialized in mtn bikes not bmx.

It's all different and all the same. Well all bike BMX, Down Hill , Rode, cruiser,, ect Bikes. All used the way we want to Ride. Yes A BMXSHOP is not a Bicycle Shop / English.

@AlfredoMancuso

Жыл бұрын

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most bike shops act elitist if you come in with zero knowledge, including this one.

Slick Back Foo 🫡 best bmx shop ever

Hi, Raymond l said bike shop so my bad u said BMX shop correcting my message l sent 😅📤 .. .